dematerializing
Fading from existence
Dematerializing is the process of vanishing from physical existence or losing material form.
In science fiction, people dematerialize when transported or when passing through solid objects.
More broadly, anything dematerializing is fading away or becoming intangible: The morning fog was dematerializing as the sun rose.
In business contexts, dematerializing refers to replacing physical documents or products with digital equivalents: The company is dematerializing its stock certificates.
Gradual loss of intensity
- evaporatingChanging from liquid to gas
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- dissolvingPassing into solution
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
ephemeral · fleeting · transient · wisp · ghostly · spectral · ethereal · intangible
Performing magical illusions
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- ghostApparition of the dead
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
séance · spirit · ectoplasm · poltergeist · paranormal · haunting · wraith · manifestation
Complete change of form
- shapeshiftingTransforming into other beings
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
- alchemyMystical metal transformation
metamorphosis · conversion · phasing · transitioning · reconfiguring · shifting · becoming · transcending
Converting to computer format
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- paperlessUsing no printed materials
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
blockchain · NFT · cryptocurrency · cashless · streaming · ebooks · online · database
Breaking down gradually
- sublimatingSolid-to-gas conversion
- erodingGradually wearing away
- corrodingDeteriorating through chemical action
- decomposingOrganic matter breaking down
atomizing · vaporizing · particulate · dust · ash · entropy · decay · breakdown
Smallest discrete unit
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
- beamStructural support member
- energizeSupply with vitality
phasing · wormhole · spacetime · teleporter · hyperspace · molecular · reassembly · coordinates
fading
Gradual loss of intensity
- evaporatingChanging from liquid to gas
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- dissolvingPassing into solution
evanescent · ephemeral · fleeting · transient · wisp · ghostly · spectral · ethereal · intangible · imperceptible
conjuring
Performing magical illusions
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- ghostApparition of the dead
phantom · séance · spirit · ectoplasm · poltergeist · paranormal · haunting · wraith · manifestation · otherworldly
transmutation
Complete change of form
- shapeshiftingTransforming into other beings
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
alchemy · metamorphosis · conversion · phasing · transitioning · reconfiguring · shifting · becoming · transcending · ascending
digitizing
Converting to computer format
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- paperlessUsing no printed materials
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
virtual · blockchain · NFT · cryptocurrency · cashless · streaming · ebooks · online · database · archiving
disintegrating
Breaking down gradually
- sublimatingSolid-to-gas conversion
- erodingGradually wearing away
- corrodingDeteriorating through chemical action
decomposing · atomizing · vaporizing · particulate · dust · ash · entropy · decay · breakdown · degradation
quantum
Smallest discrete unit
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- transporterOne who conveys cargo
- beamStructural support member
energize · phasing · wormhole · spacetime · teleporter · hyperspace · molecular · reassembly · coordinates · transmission
- visibility changesappearing, disappearing, fading, emerging, vanishing
- invisibilityinvisibility, invisible man, cloaking device, invisibility cloak, vanishing
dematerializingmaterializing
Becoming real or visible
solidifying · coalescing · forming · condensing · crystallizing
dematerializingappearing
Becoming visible or present
emerging · manifesting · rematerializing · reappearing · surfacing
dematerializingprinting
Reproducing text mechanically
fabricating · manufacturing · producing · physicalizing · 3D printing
material, materialize, immaterial, materialistic, materialism, materialist, materialized, materializes, materializing